18 result(s) for politician in Getting around
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
MÁV Mess: Hungarian Railways 'On Edge of Collapse'?
- 5 Sep 2023 6:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
National railways MAV and rail services in Hungary “are on the edge of collapse”, an opposition DK lawmaker said.
Taxi Drivers to Be Banned From Budapest Castle District If They Flout Rules
- 30 Mar 2023 5:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The City Assembly approved a proposal to ban taxi drivers who flout the rules from Budapest’s Castle District for six months.
Budapest Photos: Special Hidden Mini Statues
- 7 Mar 2022 9:44 AM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
What do a murdered squirrel, a tiny tank and Hungarian puppet have in common? No, this isn’t some weird riddle; they are all the artistic antics of Mihály Kolodko, a guerilla-sculptor, a Ukranian citizen with Hungarian origins, who was born in the Transcarpathian city of Uzhhorod (Ungvár).
Fidesz MP Dedicates Bike Path That Doesn’t Actually Exist
- 16 Dec 2021 1:46 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- getting around
With the elections coming up in a few months, dedication fever is taking place among the country’s political elite. Back in November, we saw no less than ten politicians show up to dedicate a 6km-long bike path.
Budapest Public Transport May Shut Down Due to Lack of Gov’t Funding
- 24 Nov 2021 5:40 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- getting around
A new feud is brewing between the Hungarian government and the City of Budapest, with Budapest mass transit riders possibly suffering the consequences.
Danube Embankment In Budapest Opens For Pedestrians This Weekend
- 15 May 2020 12:08 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The lower Danube embankment will be closed to vehicle traffic at the weekend while opening up to pedestrians and cyclists as part of the metropolitan council’s Budapest Restart policy, the city’s mayor, Gergely Karácsony, said.
Xploring Budapest: Mikszáth Square
- 30 Nov 2018 10:45 AM
- http://visitbudapest.travel/
- getting around
This lovely square in district 8, just off of Baross utca, has outdoor venues that are reminiscent to Liszt Ferenc Square, but smaller, more laid-back, and ideal for coffee, drinks or even dinner.
Xploring Budapest: Kerepesi Cemetery
- 31 Oct 2018 10:10 PM
- http://visitbudapest.travel/
- getting around
There are several cities around the world with famous cemeteries that often make it into guidebooks. Budapest's best known final resting ground is Kerepesi Cemetery.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
MÁV Mess: Hungarian Railways 'On Edge of Collapse'?
- 5 Sep 2023 6:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
National railways MAV and rail services in Hungary “are on the edge of collapse”, an opposition DK lawmaker said.
Taxi Drivers to Be Banned From Budapest Castle District If They Flout Rules
- 30 Mar 2023 5:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The City Assembly approved a proposal to ban taxi drivers who flout the rules from Budapest’s Castle District for six months.
Budapest Photos: Special Hidden Mini Statues
- 7 Mar 2022 9:44 AM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
What do a murdered squirrel, a tiny tank and Hungarian puppet have in common? No, this isn’t some weird riddle; they are all the artistic antics of Mihály Kolodko, a guerilla-sculptor, a Ukranian citizen with Hungarian origins, who was born in the Transcarpathian city of Uzhhorod (Ungvár).
Fidesz MP Dedicates Bike Path That Doesn’t Actually Exist
- 16 Dec 2021 1:46 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- getting around
With the elections coming up in a few months, dedication fever is taking place among the country’s political elite. Back in November, we saw no less than ten politicians show up to dedicate a 6km-long bike path.
Budapest Public Transport May Shut Down Due to Lack of Gov’t Funding
- 24 Nov 2021 5:40 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- getting around
A new feud is brewing between the Hungarian government and the City of Budapest, with Budapest mass transit riders possibly suffering the consequences.
Danube Embankment In Budapest Opens For Pedestrians This Weekend
- 15 May 2020 12:08 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The lower Danube embankment will be closed to vehicle traffic at the weekend while opening up to pedestrians and cyclists as part of the metropolitan council’s Budapest Restart policy, the city’s mayor, Gergely Karácsony, said.
Xploring Budapest: Mikszáth Square
- 30 Nov 2018 10:45 AM
- http://visitbudapest.travel/
- getting around
This lovely square in district 8, just off of Baross utca, has outdoor venues that are reminiscent to Liszt Ferenc Square, but smaller, more laid-back, and ideal for coffee, drinks or even dinner.
Xploring Budapest: Kerepesi Cemetery
- 31 Oct 2018 10:10 PM
- http://visitbudapest.travel/
- getting around
There are several cities around the world with famous cemeteries that often make it into guidebooks. Budapest's best known final resting ground is Kerepesi Cemetery.